The new color scheme rocks o.O I'm really astonished how you were able to get back all that lost weight by saving some in the chassis. I'm excited to see how it will perform.
I think that the next step is for you to lay your own carbon fiber. It's not complicated to do, but laying it in the shape and form of the item you want to make (like Koenigsegg does with his hollow wheels) is going to give you superior strength vs the sheet cut one, without the penalty of weight.
I eagerly await some fight footage Of psychotic break and copperhead. Can't wait. Good luck this year. Hope the bot holds up and gives plenty of material for a best hits compilation. Win or lose.
Awesome look on the new bot with awesome technical analysis. How do you think it will fare against the dreaded fingertech beater bar if there are any at ARC? Also any chance of seeing you at Norwalk in 2022? Edit. The Battlebots website sites you and Wendy as the captains of copperhead this year. Was Zach not at filming this year and is that addressed in the show?
I’ve always wondered why “battle bots” never use electro magnets to hold themselves firm to the metal floors they fight on, then grab an opponent and attack it without the worry of being pushed or flipped.
Here's why. Electromagnets are considerably heavier than permanent magnets. They also have a VERY sharp drop-off in effectiveness. They need to be practically touching the floor to be effective (in the slightest), which makes them a bit impractical. They also use a considerable amount of power, which would drain the battery. You could certainly have a mechanism that drops them down to the ground, engages them, and then retracts back when not needed. But this is a lot of weight, power, and complexity.
@@RobertCowanDIY they advertise their stuff for industrial longterm maintenance free abuse, just thought you might find some alternatives for heavy components, i have a bunch of test kits from the expos like formnext last week, they might surprise you, was just a thought :)
To all the people watching for the first time....do you know wtf is going on? yea, me neither because the twit didn't mention it. guess ill just click "don't recommend channel" and be done with it, like the vast majority of users do. some content creators learn, some don't get the opportunity to learn.. this is that opportunity.
The new color scheme rocks o.O
I'm really astonished how you were able to get back all that lost weight by saving some in the chassis. I'm excited to see how it will perform.
Love all your bots, they are inspirational!
I think that the next step is for you to lay your own carbon fiber. It's not complicated to do, but laying it in the shape and form of the item you want to make (like Koenigsegg does with his hollow wheels) is going to give you superior strength vs the sheet cut one, without the penalty of weight.
Sensible upgrades to an already good design.
Any concerns you sacrificed too much strength or rigidity for weight?
Weight reducing strategy looks legit for the additional function of the beefy bearings, GL on your fight!
Awesome! Although I was hoping to see that bright orange colour scheme. Looking forward to see how it will perform. Good luck!
Good luck, Rob!
Any plans on making a disk or asymmetrical bar?
I enjoy following your builds thank you for sharing
Extremely professional
Quite a nice looking bot. Hope the comp went well!
Good luck Robert!
I eagerly await some fight footage Of psychotic break and copperhead. Can't wait. Good luck this year. Hope the bot holds up and gives plenty of material for a best hits compilation. Win or lose.
watching your video I can only remember Tombstone in battle bots
Good luck!
Looks like a miniature Carbide.
Why not use a pin style bearing? Good Luck!
I still like the orange :-) Best of luck!
Oh look, Galactus from extreme robots
Awesome look on the new bot with awesome technical analysis. How do you think it will fare against the dreaded fingertech beater bar if there are any at ARC? Also any chance of seeing you at Norwalk in 2022? Edit. The Battlebots website sites you and Wendy as the captains of copperhead this year. Was Zach not at filming this year and is that addressed in the show?
Looks really nice :)
Good luck.
Those prints are looking sharper than usual I feel. Is there a new print setup?
The last version I was using my Formbot, this is with the Prusa.
I’ve always wondered why “battle bots” never use electro magnets to hold themselves firm to the metal floors they fight on, then grab an opponent and attack it without the worry of being pushed or flipped.
Here's why. Electromagnets are considerably heavier than permanent magnets. They also have a VERY sharp drop-off in effectiveness. They need to be practically touching the floor to be effective (in the slightest), which makes them a bit impractical. They also use a considerable amount of power, which would drain the battery. You could certainly have a mechanism that drops them down to the ground, engages them, and then retracts back when not needed. But this is a lot of weight, power, and complexity.
@@RobertCowanDIY Excellent explanation
Did you calculate the stress on the frame before reducing the size or is it relying more on experience?
How did you find machining the pockets in the carbon fibre?
Check igus for plastic bearings, save a few grams and they are quite cheap
I don't think plastic bearings would last more than a couple seconds.
@@RobertCowanDIY they advertise their stuff for industrial longterm maintenance free abuse, just thought you might find some alternatives for heavy components, i have a bunch of test kits from the expos like formnext last week, they might surprise you, was just a thought :)
What size are the bearings?
To all the people watching for the first time....do you know wtf is going on? yea, me neither because the twit didn't mention it.
guess ill just click "don't recommend channel" and be done with it, like the vast majority of users do. some content creators learn, some don't get the opportunity to learn.. this is that opportunity.
Haha, don't let the door hit you on the way out. I mention in the beginning that I have an overview video that gives you a run down of the whole bot.